17 degrees in Mississippi??
Holy *&*^%^^!!
Coldest Temp You Ever Cranked Over Your Motor?
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Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: wolfc70
Originally Posted By: BumpDraft2004
And drawing in fresh air no less. You are brave.
That is a must in cold weather. If you recirculate the cabin air, you add moisture as the air warm up. Warmer air can hold more moisture, so the windows fog/ice up inside the car. By drawing in the cold, dry outside air, you keep the humidity level low, reducing the fog/ice.
The coldest was -39F in the later 1990's, it was in High School, and I was working late at night as a stocker for a store. Car was a 1988 Plymouth Reliant, with the 2.5. It started after sitting 7 hours in the cold, I had to jump 8 other employees that night. It was so cold that my jumper cables would not flex, it took two people to uncoil them. Coldest recently was -27F two winters ago.
I don't buy that for a minute! You don't add moisture just because the air temperature heats up - you add moisture from your breath! Warm air can hold more moisture at 100% relative humidity as your graph clearly shows - so if its colder, the chance of fogging windows increases! That's why you see fog and dew in the early morning when the temp is coldest and near the dew/frost point. You keep it off recirculate and crank the heater/defroster so the increased moisture from your breathing goes out of the cabin of the vehicle and the interior surfaces, to include glass, warm up past the dew/frost point and moisture won't condense/freeze on them.
Well, that is what I was trying to say. The added moisture is from you, snow melting off your boots/shoes, and many other ways. As the air temp increases, it can hold more moisture, that moisture than condenses on the cold glass. So in a way, you said what I was trying to say, so thanks!
Originally Posted By: wolfc70
Originally Posted By: BumpDraft2004
And drawing in fresh air no less. You are brave.
That is a must in cold weather. If you recirculate the cabin air, you add moisture as the air warm up. Warmer air can hold more moisture, so the windows fog/ice up inside the car. By drawing in the cold, dry outside air, you keep the humidity level low, reducing the fog/ice.
The coldest was -39F in the later 1990's, it was in High School, and I was working late at night as a stocker for a store. Car was a 1988 Plymouth Reliant, with the 2.5. It started after sitting 7 hours in the cold, I had to jump 8 other employees that night. It was so cold that my jumper cables would not flex, it took two people to uncoil them. Coldest recently was -27F two winters ago.
I don't buy that for a minute! You don't add moisture just because the air temperature heats up - you add moisture from your breath! Warm air can hold more moisture at 100% relative humidity as your graph clearly shows - so if its colder, the chance of fogging windows increases! That's why you see fog and dew in the early morning when the temp is coldest and near the dew/frost point. You keep it off recirculate and crank the heater/defroster so the increased moisture from your breathing goes out of the cabin of the vehicle and the interior surfaces, to include glass, warm up past the dew/frost point and moisture won't condense/freeze on them.
Well, that is what I was trying to say. The added moisture is from you, snow melting off your boots/shoes, and many other ways. As the air temp increases, it can hold more moisture, that moisture than condenses on the cold glass. So in a way, you said what I was trying to say, so thanks!
-36F, with no plug in for 14 hours, Duramax sounded like a toolbox being thrown down the stairs.
Originally Posted By: DNVDMAX
-36F, with no plug in for 14 hours, Duramax sounded like a toolbox being thrown down the stairs.
Hahahaha!! Seriously though,thank you for what your doing over their for us! May God bless you and your unit!
Ryan
-36F, with no plug in for 14 hours, Duramax sounded like a toolbox being thrown down the stairs.
Hahahaha!! Seriously though,thank you for what your doing over their for us! May God bless you and your unit!
Ryan
Just updated my Location, sorry bout that, been back for 3 months and lovin it. Thanks though.
Originally Posted By: DNVDMAX
Just updated my Location, sorry bout that, been back for 3 months and lovin it. Thanks though.
All in the same,Thank you!
Just updated my Location, sorry bout that, been back for 3 months and lovin it. Thanks though.
All in the same,Thank you!
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Originally Posted By: lexus114
17 degrees in Mississippi??
Holy *&*^%^^!!
Global warming man...
Oh yeah,thats right! I forgot about that!
Originally Posted By: lexus114
17 degrees in Mississippi??
Global warming man...
Oh yeah,thats right! I forgot about that!
My old powerstroke was -40F after sitting all night
Chevy and Nissan -45F after sitting all night
Both times were not including the slight breeze either
Chevy and Nissan -45F after sitting all night
Both times were not including the slight breeze either
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In the Ranger, about 5F. Not too cold but this was in Northern AZ, coldest this truck will usually see.
Had PP in the sump, sounded fine. Idled high for a bit but no odd noises.
Had PP in the sump, sounded fine. Idled high for a bit but no odd noises.
-60F in a cold cell test. One little thing goes wrong and it doesn't work.
-24°F / -31°C, January 2009.
-29 F according to the bank clock in the neighborhood, Madison, Wisconsin. '86 Golf, probably 5w-30 Mobil 1. Had an oil pan heater and a 6 amp trickle charger going all night. Started right up, like it was +30. Only problem, when I released the clutch, in NEUTRAL, the whole car shook like a cement mixer. Guess the trans lube thickens up a bit at low temps. Not to mention the oil in the struts. (Creak, groan)
Originally Posted By: olddognewtrks
-29 F according to the bank clock in the neighborhood, Madison, Wisconsin. '86 Golf, probably 5w-30 Mobil 1. Had an oil pan heater and a 6 amp trickle charger going all night. Started right up, like it was +30. Only problem, when I released the clutch, in NEUTRAL, the whole car shook like a cement mixer. Guess the trans lube thickens up a bit at low temps. Not to mention the oil in the struts. (Creak, groan)
I would love to see a slow motion video of the inside of a transmission being rudely awakened from a -29F sleep.
-29 F according to the bank clock in the neighborhood, Madison, Wisconsin. '86 Golf, probably 5w-30 Mobil 1. Had an oil pan heater and a 6 amp trickle charger going all night. Started right up, like it was +30. Only problem, when I released the clutch, in NEUTRAL, the whole car shook like a cement mixer. Guess the trans lube thickens up a bit at low temps. Not to mention the oil in the struts. (Creak, groan)
I would love to see a slow motion video of the inside of a transmission being rudely awakened from a -29F sleep.
Originally Posted By: olddognewtrks
-29 F according to the bank clock in the neighborhood, Madison, Wisconsin. '86 Golf, probably 5w-30 Mobil 1. Had an oil pan heater and a 6 amp trickle charger going all night. Started right up, like it was +30. Only problem, when I released the clutch, in NEUTRAL, the whole car shook like a cement mixer. Guess the trans lube thickens up a bit at low temps. Not to mention the oil in the struts. (Creak, groan)
When I started my Corolla at -15F a few years back, the rpms went from about 1500 to about 400 when I let the clutch out in neutral - almost stalled - I had to keep the clutch pedal in for a few minutes before it would idle in neutral. 75w-90 at those temps has the viscosity of bread dough.
-29 F according to the bank clock in the neighborhood, Madison, Wisconsin. '86 Golf, probably 5w-30 Mobil 1. Had an oil pan heater and a 6 amp trickle charger going all night. Started right up, like it was +30. Only problem, when I released the clutch, in NEUTRAL, the whole car shook like a cement mixer. Guess the trans lube thickens up a bit at low temps. Not to mention the oil in the struts. (Creak, groan)
When I started my Corolla at -15F a few years back, the rpms went from about 1500 to about 400 when I let the clutch out in neutral - almost stalled - I had to keep the clutch pedal in for a few minutes before it would idle in neutral. 75w-90 at those temps has the viscosity of bread dough.
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